Antoine Philippe de La Trémoille

Antoine Philippe de La Trémoille (27 September 1765-27 January 1794) was a French noble and royalist who fought in the War in the Vendee against the French Republic during the French Revolution.

Biography
Antoine Philippe de La Trémoille was born in Paris, France on 27 September 1765 to an old French noble family. He joined counterrevolutionary circles in Poitou at the end of 1791, and he served in an army of royalist emigres before taking part in the uprising against the French Republic in western France. He travelled to Normandy, Maine, and Anjou to recruit royalist partisans, and he escaped captivity to lead royalist rebels during the War in the Vendee. His forces would score a few early victories before suffering heavy losses in a series of defeats in late 1793. He was captured by the National Guard on 31 December 1793, and he was guillotined at Laval on 27 January 1794.